David Wright has said that without a doubt he will be back on the field in September for the New York Mets. For the sake of the Mets and the 2014 season, he should let his injured hamstring have extra time to heal for the touted 2014 New York Mets. I know that David Wright [...]
December 17, 2012 R.A. Dickey, Mike Nickeas, and Josh Thole were traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Wuilmer Becerra, John Buck, Noah Syndergaard, and most important, Travis d’Arnaud. At the time, it seemed the Mets were preparing for the future behind the plate and saving money for another time. Now it appears [...]
When this season started, everyone pointed to the Mets’ outfield as a major weakness. At the time, everyone wasn’t wrong. Coming out of Florida, the “set” lineup was Lucas Duda in left field, Collin Cowgill in center and a combination of Mike Baxter, Marlon Byrd and Jordany Valdespin manning right. Not exactly a group that [...]
Juan Lagares had a great game on Monday, as he came up with two hits and made two outstanding defensive plays in the Mets’ 6-1 win over the Twins. The game was a good illustration of the pros and cons for Lagares. While he had two hits, neither left the infield and one he would [...]
Through games of August 16, the Mets had used just two catchers all season – John Buck and Anthony Recker. This is due to three main reasons: Buck and Recker stayed healthy, Travis d’Arnaud did not and there was no other catcher who deserved consideration for the spot. But d’Arnaud finally recovered from his early-season [...]
Throughout the dog days of summer the Mets have hit their stride, playing some decent baseball, posting a record of 22-19 since the beginning of July. The production has not only come from a cast of unlikely heroes -- such as Marlon Byrd, Jenrry Mejia, and Josh Satin -- but also struggling pieces showing signs [...]
Newsflash! The Mets have called up their top hitting prospect and the prized return on their R.A.Dickey trade this past off-season, Travis d’Arnaud. We may be playing without David Wright and Bobby Parnell but we’ve just promoted a most significant piece of our future. The promotion, of course, was triggered by John Buck’s paternity leave [...]
On August 5th, my grandfather, Nat Stengel (no relation to Casey) passed away. Thinking about my relationship with my grandfather I can’t help but think about all the times that people have told me “(Professional) Sports don’t matter,” or “Being a fan of a team is stupid.” Looking back I know I’ve had to defend [...]
Now that the Mets are back in the winning column tonight they'll look to start a winning streak and play a West Coast game in under three hours. Game time is 10:10 PM. [chat id="156"]
Baseball players face many obstacles in their development playing in the minor leagues, many they cannot control. The molding of a major league player starts off in rookie leagues after the entry draft, and the ascent through the minor leagues begins as success perpetuates. However, if success eludes a budding talent, the ascent stops, and [...]
This time on Memorabilia Review we will take a peek at the fourth program put out by the Mets for the 2013 season. This issue is Volume 52, Issue #4, cover price is $5. It is the fourth of 5 different issues that the Mets are scheduled to produce in 2013 (April 1st, May 20th, [...]
It’s a concept that has taken me some time to adopt, but it’s one that makes a lot of sense. This Mets front office has set up this philosophy that the star power doesn’t matter; it’s the “Mets” on the front that matters. As a New York fan, it’s easy to want to bring in [...]